TOURNAMENTS

TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

THE DRAFT TOURNAMENT is a unique style ball hockey tournament fundraiser, put on by the Buffalo Provincial Ball Hockey Team, in which players all get the feeling of being drafted to a team.

SOCIAL EXPERIENCE: This not only a great event due to the amount of ball hockey you get to play, it is also a great social experience with all different skill levels playing on the same team and partying together.

Tournament Sell Out: Last year was the  first year of this tournament and it SOLD OUT!
 We had 8 teams and 90 players participate, the anticipation for 2018 will be the same, the players loved it and an extremely high percentage will be returning.
- It is undetermined at this time if we will keep it at 8 teams or move to a maximum of 12.

REGISTER NOW!  Click this link to register for the Draft 
http://tinyurl.com/yctn873h 
Registration Deadline is Monday, APRIL 30TH  2018
(There will be no refunds for players unable to attend, a $35 late fee will be applied to all late registrants, if the event is not sold out)

TOURNAMENT FEATURES: $85/Player entry fee

1. LIVE PLAYER DRAFT: All registered players will be drafted by tournament GM's in  LIVE PLAYER DRAFT setting, what round you go in will be determined by GM selections.

2. FREE DRAUGHT AT THE DRAFT FRIDAY ($20.00 Value):
All players are expected to attend the Live Player Draft, at this event they will receive
FREE DRAUGHT BEER during the Draft. The Live Player Draft will be followed by a Beer Pong Tourney.

3. (4) GAMES GUARANTEED ($60.00 Value):
All players will recieve a minimum of 4 games, more based on playoff advancement.
Upto 7 games for teams particpating in either the BUFFALO BONER CUP (championship) or THE POOPSTER CUP (teams competing for last place).

4. SMALL ROSTERS = LOTS OF PLAYING TIME (Teams will all have 10 runners and 1 goaltender)

5. ALL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE LEVELS: All teams will have rosters that feature some of the most Elite players, average players and players of weaker skill sets based on the player draft

6. FREE STEAK DINNER ON SATURDAY ($20.00 Value): Players will recieve a free steak dinner on Saturday Night at the Players Awards banquet

7. BEER GARDENS AT THE EVENT
- There will be Alcohol and Food available throughout the entire tournament, Alcoholic Drinks will be available at very reasonable prices

8. ONLINE TOURNAMENT STATISTICS

9. WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP AS A DRAFTED PLAYER will give you some bragging rights over your current league team players, who are also participating

TOURNAMENT ITINERARY

FRIDAY NIGHT 

SATURDAY

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TOURNAMENTS

Sakatchewan Ball Hockey League and Canada West Ball Hockey will continuosly be in the process of trying to bring high quality ball hockey tournaments to our province. At the conclusion of our inaugural year (2009/10), we hosted the Western Canadian Ball Hockey Championships, in which, Mens 'B' and 'C' Division teams from CBHA leagues all over Western and Central Canada competed in Saskatoon.

In July 2011, Youth Teams (U15, U17 & U19) from all over Canada, visited Saskatoon, as our province hosted the Junior Nationals for the fisrt time.
 

In June 2014, the Western Canadian Ball Hockey Champonships once again visited Saskatchewan as Regina played host to teams from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

In August 2014, the top Mens and Womens teams from all over Canada came to our province for the first time ever as Saskatoon played host to the Canadian National Ball Hockey Championships.

 

Major tournaments in 2016 include:

Sask Ball Hockey (City) Playoffs: June 10-12, 2016 (Youth); June 13 -27, 2016 (Adult)
Sask Ball Hockey Provincials: July 8-10, 2016 (Saskatoon, SK)
National Mens B, C, D  and Womens B Championships: July 21-24, 2016 - Kelowna, BC
Jr National Ball Hockey Championships (Boys U15, U17, U9 and Girls U19): July 28-31, 2016 - Edmonton AB
National Mens & Womens A and Masters Championships: August 8-13, 2016 - Richmond, BC 

World Junior Ball Hockey Championships: TBA
World Ball Hockey Championships: TBA


What are the Championships?

Provincial Championships
The focus is to create a provincial championship in different age groups. This has been a staple in the Mens Divisions since our inception and hopefully soon in the Bantam and/or Midget Divisions. For Youth Provincial Championships, smaller youth leagues will likely be able to select an all star team, while Saskatoon will be league champions and possibly the runner-up. In Adult leagues (Mens and Co-ed), it is always the Regular Season Champion and League Champion. 

Western Canadian Championships
Every year the Canadian Ball Hockey Association hosts the Western Canadian Championships for Men's and Women's Teams for B, C and D Division teams across B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. 

Canadian National Championships
Every year the Canadian Ball Hockey Association hosts both Canadian Ball Hockey Championships and the Canadian Junior National Ball Hockey Championships for the U15, U17 & U19 age categories. Our teams and players will have full access to these as we have continued to build our leagues.

World Championships
Bi-Annually, Team Canada plays at the World Junior Ball Hockey Championships held in different global locations. The scouting staff for Team Canada uses the Canadian Junior Nationals as an opportunity to scout players for these upcoming World Championships.

Saskatchewan has already had at least five players asked to represent Canada at the World Junior Ball Hockey Championships and two players asked to play at the World Ball Hockey Championships (Mens and Masters).